MORGAN, Dr. WALTER McNAIRY ( ) PAPERS

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1 State of Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library and Archives 403 Seventh Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee MORGAN, Dr. WALTER McNAIRY ( ) PAPERS Processed by: Harry A. Stokes Archival Technical Services Date Compiled: July 23, 2002 Accession Numbers: ; 220; 221; 222; 223; 224; 225 Microfilm Accession Number: 1676 Location: VI-J-4-5 MICROFILMED

2 INTRODUCTION This finding aid focuses on the papers of Dr. Walter McNairy Morgan, Sr., dentist, of Nashville, Tennessee, born Spanning the years , the papers contain numerous correspondence concerning the philosophy, history, and practice of dentistry in Tennessee, with special emphasis on the controversy between the Memphis Dental Society and the University of Tennessee Dental college over the services rendered by the College Clinic. The materials were donated by Dr. Morgan over a period of several months in The collection measures approximately 3.5 cubic feet. There are no restrictions on the material. Single photocopies of unpublished writings in the Dr. Morgan, Sr., Papers may be made for scholarly research.

3 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The Dr. Walter McNairy Morgan, Sr., Papers, containing approximately 1,500 items, span the period The collection is composed of certificates, clippings, correspondence, a diary, photographs, speeches, writings, and several miscellaneous items. A large portion of the collection is primarily concerned with the controversy, , between the Memphis Dental Society and the University of Tennessee Dental College over the services rendered by the College Clinic at a rate which was 60 to 70% less than the practicing dentist in Tennessee could afford to charge. A similar controversy is covered in the Fifth District Dental Society and the Atlanta-Southern Dental College, Much of the collection is composed of correspondence between Dr. Morgan, chairman of the Special Committee on Tennessee Dental College, and a member of the Council on Dental Education in the American Dental Association, with associate dentists on common dental problems and related matters. Prominent political correspondents that may be found in the general correspondence are Nathan L. Bachman, Kenneth McKellar, Richard M. Atkinson, Gordon Browning, Prentice Cooper, and Cordell Hull. There is also a letter from General W. C. Westmoreland. Apart from professional correspondence, there are several interesting letters from a serviceman, Sergeant L. M. Frazer stationed in Okinawa after the end of World War II, lamenting the delay in the return of military personnel to the States for separation (see Box 2, Folder 2). There are several photographs of Webb School (Bell Buckle, Tennessee) class members including one depicting Walter M. Morgan in the senior class of 1910.

4 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Walter McNairy Morgan 1889 August 20, born in Tennessee, the son of Dr. William Henry and Matilda Evans Morgan. ca Attended and graduated from Webb School, Bell Buckle, Tennessee Attended and graduated from Vanderbilt Dental School Practiced dentistry in Nashville, Tennessee Married Virginia Carver of Memphis September 13, died in Nashville, Tennessee, and interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Organizations and Honors Former Nashville and state tennis singles champion Member of Board of Trustees of Meharry Medical College Member of Judiciary Committee of Tennessee Dental Association Member of Council on Dental Education, American Dental Association Chairman of Special Committee on Dental College Chairman of Code of Ethics Committee, American Dental Association Trustee of Webb School, Bell Buckle, Tennessee

5 CONTAINER LIST Box Number 1 1. Association, institutions, etc. Meharry Medical College 2. Certificates Ewell Hill Dental Society Dr. Walter M. Morgan, March 22, Certificates Medical Advisory Board (Selective Service) Walter M. Morgan, Certificates Tennessee State Dental Association Walter M. Morgan, 1941, Clippings--Miscellaneous 6. Correspondence A 7. Correspondence B 8. Correspondence C Box Number 2 Correspondence 1. D E 2. F G 3. H 4. I J K 5. L Box Number 3 Correspondence 1. M 2. Murray Wagner bill, N O 4. N. I. R. A, P Q Box Number 4 Correspondence 1. R 2. S 3. T 4. U Z Box Number 5 Dental Education 1. Controversies Columbia University, Controversies Fifth District Dental Society and Atlanta-Southern Dental College, Controversies Memphis Dental Society and Univ. of Tenn. Dental College, Controversies Memphis Dental Society and Univ. of Tenn. Dental College, 1935

6 Box Number 6 Dental Education 1. Controversies Memphis Dental Society and Univ. of Tenn. Dental College, Controversies Memphis Dental Society and Univ. of Tenn. Dental College, Correspondence, resolutions, proposals, etc. Box Number 7 1. Dental education Correspondence, surveys, etc. 2. Dental education Council on Dental Education 3. Dental education Definition of dentistry 4. Diaries, memoirs, journals, commonplace books, etc. A. Leroy Johnson, D.M.D A Winding Way, Eulogies A. LeRoy Johnson, October 20, Lists School of Dentistry, Photographs Junior class, Webb School, Photographs Senior Class, Webb School, Programs Atlanta-Southern Dental College Alumni association 6 th annual meeting, May 30, 31-June 1, Speeches-addresses C.N. Johnson Life and World of William Henry Morgan, M.D.D.D.S 11. Speeches-addresses Hugh W. MacMillan The School of Medicine and Dentistry, Univ. of Rochester, Speeches-addresses Walter M. Morgan Before American Dental Association 13. Speeches-addresses Walter M. Morgan The Gold Inlay 14. Speeches-addresses Walter M. Morgan Operative Procedures Following Extractions 15. Writings Walter M. Morgan (?) Absenteeism Due to Diseases of the Teeth and Gums 16. Writings Walter M. Morgan Dental Education 17. Writings Walter M. Morgan Dentistry Should be Defined, January Writings Walter M. Morgan Editorials 19. Writings Walter M. Morgan A Splint for Fractures of the Maxillary Bones 20. Writings Walter M. Morgan Vincent s Infection